I'm from California, but it's a very large and diverse state. The region I live in is known as the Inland Empire (aka IE).
You know you're from the IE when:
- 50% humidity is sheer misery.
- You run to the window and stare in shock when it rains.
- It's a pleasant summer day when the temperature only gets to 100 degrees.
- 20 MPH on the freeway during rush hour is fast.
- Everything is an hour away (except at rush hour, when it's 2 or 3).
- You have four seasons: rain, spring, heat, and on fire.
- You stare at a tornado funnel because you don't know what it is.
- Old timers can tell you about every single time it's snowed, down to the day and hour, because it's that rare.
- You water your garden in January.
- When you find a chicken in your yard, you go door to door to try to figure out which neighbor it belongs to.
- You pick ripe tomatoes in May (if not sooner).
- You wear shorts when it's 20 degrees out because it's sunny -- then complain about the cold.
- You regard a wet road as a reason to drive faster.
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
- Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
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